Variety (May 1932)

Tuesday, May 10,1932 TIMES SQUARE VARIETY 45 Broadway Vnilt« shoes on th« l^quare. Jerry Lesser had gilih fixed, Kusells folding for the summer. SeyiuDur Felix back . from - the ' Coast. Mike Connolly /due back : this ■ week. ' . : , • ' Annual Equity meeting Miay 31 at •' the Astor. ^ ' A- p. Dillehbeck looks at life philr . csopbically. • .',' ■•' ■ Nat Dorfman to the Goast for .'Vetro May 15,. . ■" Bookies getting a good play from tlie.femmes this spl-ing, . ' Eddie Kook had a. shiner and • itandal-d alibis last Week.' Colby Harriman, iormer IJoew manager, writlrg -alr stuff, ■ Frank Vreeland " keeps rpretty oiuch to himself theso days. . Lee -Ochs permits smoking all over the house, at: his Uptownv ' Josephine *Davis» -former .vaude , single, running a modiste, shop,. . .gchneebrunzer, club with Bill ^Kaughton and Bill Sullivan tbppini;. .. . Paramount building . a morgue ■with everyone away at the convenr ■■, tlon. ■ . Hcitor Fuller "crocks that NTU •'Is now offering a course in receiver- 0bip. . . ■': ' - . ■ ■ I>ee Ppsner giving serious thought . to his tonsils in the- Morfisanla ■ ■ 'bosp.. Milton Aborn says hie's going to rest up this summer after a long "-"'season.'.' ' ■'. Dave Apollon and his Riisse re- Tuette' probably into the new Billy Bose musical. Robert Reud resigned as OUbert, MUler-Frohman p,' a. Going to Ea rope for vacash. John Hutchens sitting as dramatic ' fdito^ of the . 'Times' while John • Bytam is abroad. Kent Thurber , got held up, ' knocked out and robbed clean, all la the bkme night; . .< ■ Add invetera.te ; ribbers: .Nate Xrainei', owner of the Hotels iJdi- •-son, Forrest, etc. . • Buddy- Rogers arid band moves ■: from the Pennsylvania grill tO that hotel's I'oot May 20. . . ' Armah Kaliz back to the Coast •■' by motor with a WB pic sot upon arrival in Hollywood. First picture part for Harriet Hagihan, 'Vanities' beaut, is in 'Is ily Face Red,?' for Radio, ... ' Special., c6p having toiigh time chasing the Bon.d building and Pal- ace beach stander-ardunders. . The t>6ws bave provided a card table and' checker board for indie agents wafting for^ their turn. . Tainara flew to Detroit on a rush assignment Wednesday (4) to open the same day at the Blossom Heath. John Byram, 'Times' dram ed, and bride on belated honeymoon to Eu- rope Wednesday (11) via S.S. New .Tork; Unkind cut '' They chiseled out Carroll's name in. marble block . in theatre front and changed it to Casino. . f Charles L. Kimball, Radio studio film editor, brought. ncg east of 'State'is. Attorney* and will stick •round. Behnie Holzman, In Chicago alicad of 'Scandals,' says his New York office not closing temporarily or . other\\-ise. . Sid Spinrad deserting Broadway for a mercantile enterprise Jn Chi. His father will operate the Spinrad tonsorial parlor. The Fred Mclsaacs coastward via a slow mi»il steamer, S. S. Ayuru- oca',. to take in the lesser South American towns. Both Abe layman, a New York ex- • patriate fOr a year, and Addle Mc- Phall, here with Roscoe Arbuckle, homesick for the Coast. Marc Lachmann plans a summer . revue or a coast trip during the hot, spell, probably the latter. The Missus ■ halfs from Santa Barbara. ^ Gus Edwards, with 15 years, is the champ carntftlori wearer. Jack Os-' tei'mah, Arthur Levy and • Arthur Caesar are other inveterate Addicts, '— Job of-selling or renting the Par Astoria- studio has passed from- the Teal estate department to Lou Dia- mond of 4he.-short, subiect: «ales ''Btafif; ■ i»rS*'^'*'®^ I^eytoh recuperating at White Plaint after Ave months, in; u>e hosp„<'hoped to be back in New «ork • thid week, t'ndci-went ' rive ■operations. Lauretta Puck, daughter of Eva Jnick (Puck and White) will be Mrs. Ralph B. Randall after a pri- I'ate family ceremony May 13. . «rooni is an attorney. - Eddie Leonard, Jr., spent a lotta oough for daily ads to herald «hlfi *«vent at the Metropolitan O. H. aunday night (8), but failed to men- "On it was in connection with the .*rlar.s' Frolic; .^ waiter Wlnchell has piiiwCi six pounds on the coast and a vera lf.<? a Droak that the new Sid PK-olsky " a girl, otherwise it would be too battling aBain.<*t the .Skolsky- l,^ Harris type of beards when the Kid grows up. Epidemic of telephone slot-itis around the Sqiiare. Racket, whcre- °y. paper stuffing blocks up the re- *«2?* nickels on phone calls, .«eems 'iin? Off territorially. It ex- ' fall , returned nickels don't jaii down the phone box chute all the way. € n ATTE ;. Bon-ah Minevitch sailed on 24 hours' notice, with the Rosy-Beck party on the 'Bremeri.V t<eft saris passport or visas,'which will have to be straightened out for him by the Morris ofHce while : he is . en route. His !(*rife, who became a mother a fortriight ago, joins him In a week or so. Mexico City By' p. .L. Grahannie Vicente S. ,P...acIbs; former sales manager for Mexican Fox Films, died at his home here after a brief illness. He was. 96 and married. War Department, has warned army officers that they must not use their uniforms to chisel Into theatres. Violators of . edict are sub- ject to discipline. . ' Girl cops still on the job. Civic government changed its miiid about eliminating them. Corps has been ireduced in number to 28. All know Ju-jitsu and se-'eral speiaking Eng- lish. .' ■■' ;.. First school foi" the teaching of Mexican . national dances, stage craft, .Costuming, etc., Inaugurated •by the Ministry of Public EduOa- tlon. . Instruction will take three years. Local gyps brlnj^lrig into Mexico picture negatives which they de- velop, charged Orozco Arrloja, pres- ident of a film trade body, taking advantage of the new traffic law providing increased levies for noh- Spaplsh positives and discs which doesn't mention negatives. . Local print ia running a beauty contest to. select 'Miss Mexico of 1932' to compete in European con- test for the world looker., rree trip to Europe and back with expenses and a gold loving <:Up .a.re induce- ments. Rul03 provide orily girls of scholastic ia.ccompIIshments as well as looks may compete.. Argenfina By Harry . E. Goldflam' Hermpso here. Victor Schochet, Fox, still swears by Spanish. Stork visited Mortimer C. Budton, Columbia rep at Rosarlo. Boy. Kcaton's 'Sidewalks of New York' SRO at. Broadway for opening Tues day. . .',' Moriroe Isen, Urilyersal chief, re turning from Brazil for opening of 'Frankenstein.'' iRosita. Forbes, English novelist, here giving'lectures at so niuch per. Tells mostly of adventures' in Ara bian deserts. Also over air. Economy drive by. film firms re suits in much smaller ads in local papers. One firm uses both sides, of pai)er In notes to press and ungums envelopes. John Day, Paramount chief this territory, across the Andes by plane for New York via Chile. Fred Lange; Par's Argentine head, ac- companying. Film critic of 'El Mundo' says work of Georges Metaxa in 'Secrets of; Secretary' (Par) outrage against Argentine. Metaxa plays gigolo role opposite Colbert.. English papers here describe re- cent volcano eruption as tremendous —death dealing. One paper gives it four cols front page. 'B. A. Herald' describes stories as volcano-dust. Government employes getting their back pay. at last, so business picking up somewhat. The hot^pell papers say hottest April in 70 years; no good for trade, but cold sitell due shortly. New style release her^ gives most films day and date In up and down- tOwn> house. Film men say same advertising. boosts picture in both places and net result better at b. o. Previbusly only hottest' ,:went two houses; now all in that class, flops included... 'Variety* story about ^la. de Oro,' Argentine film now In .N. Y. for re- lease; made locals laugh. Picture couldn't find a. spot here. It's un- true that government is financing Sr. . Mom or anytwdy else to make picture.s. T.akes gov. all its time to finance Itself. . Picture lasted three days here. The Ha^^^ By M. W. Etty-Leal Rika Hopper, Dutch actress, join- in'< de Veer, who is going with his company to Dutch West Indies. Fir.«!t 100% Russian talker reeled off. for private audiehcc: "Der Wcg ins .Lt-ben," produced by Nicplal Ekk, Performance was in liotter- dam. Jri village of Zaandam treasure- hunting resumed airain; for years all sort.s of diviners bu.sy there try- ing to find a rachc, which according to local ir.-idition i.s' Ijuried there. Many .«;eors, medium.'j and mahatma'.s Have tric(\thefr hand there, no suc- cess )5o far. Two German.'', Major Henny and.his brother, now at it. Paris By Maxime Levy Noel Coward a week late. Kathleen Kay on a milk diet. Argentina taking a long rest. ;The.FeIdIebaums at the races. Henry Festcourt's father dead. - Agries Petersen visiting Rheims, • Adele Astalra here for trousseau. Joe Zelli reopening the Royal Box. ■ Irvih Ashier in the American hos- pital... ■'-..-.. • ^ ■: Dorothy Thompson getting a weir 'come. Walter M. Krauss doing Mbntpar- nasse. Rivalry to get' Sinclair Lewis to speak. Ilona Karolewna'back from the Riviera. ; .' •'. • Erskine Gwyhne very English in flannels.. - ";. ;. Marcel Achaird to Prague to' see his play. Jeff Dickeon bringing 70 Hons, up from Italy. Desha here from London to dance at Bagdad. Eight houses now showing talkers in; English. • . W. Lee Dickson in hospital with sinus trouble. Elizabeth Arden looking-over her business here. Lucien Leumas getting in on the Arlhce publicity. Stowaways and suicides driving locaV press; crazy.. Baron Valentin Mandelstamm back from Berlin. Paul Oscard stage producing for Gaumont theatt«s. : D'.La Tourette Brown with an Al- gerian coat of . tan. Tobacco making exhibition at new Malsonde.France. . Alex Wbollcott declined to speak at American Club. Margaret Severn going back to America In the falL Phillip GOodrhan back, but not eating, dt usual spots. Bank, clerks going in for back- gammon at Ritz bar. Friscllla Kastner taking her din- ner guests to a preview. Dave Souhami to Brussels on his return from North Africa. Arthur Moss' stuff no longer ap- pears In the local 'Herald.* ^ Pirandello sick and unable' to at- tend a' function in his honor. Pierre Brassuer staying on in Berlin to finish his Ufa Alms. Pearl White says her bosses are not doing so Well this season. Richard .Taub*r leaving the Rivi- era to go London for 12 weeks. Serge Eisenstein has a few sharp things to say about U. S. laws. Jeanne Helbling considering mak- ing a travelog on her own yacht. Electoral meetings as: well as fine weather hurting the show business. May Blrkhead now includes pic- tures among the ritzier social notes. Nights' clubs are; going to be mighty champagrie-Iess this sumr mer. . Wanda de Muth out of hospital and doing tests for 'White Horse Inn.' Lewis Mumford and George Cam- eron came over together on 'Bu- ropa.' Wllholm van Loon up to Holland for a week at his father's place at Veere, Nadja refusing to make an after- dinner speech on love and the stage. Robert Wyler, directing for Par- amount, Is changing his name to Villiers. Yvonne Vallee (Mrs. Maurice Chevalier) waiting in Paris for her husband. ' "That honeymoonish look of .the Hul.swltt.'s, wh0 have a three months' old baby. ■William Scab rook back from New York on first, trip of overhauled 'Leviathani', Lacy Kastner bought Maurice Barbour's car and is planning some Sunda>' picnics.. Stove KItzgibbohs over from London for week-end and riding around lh a Rolls. AVater Folner, with Mrs. Elsie Folher.anrt Mrs. William Folner, ar- rivIns from.Egypt. , Ijincolri Bar, popular with film nien. nioi'Ing upstairs and Chasing re.staurant to baseriient, Xe.wsboys rejport an increase in the jiumber of Americans in France, but not the monled ones. . Mai^gai'et Severn nearly losing a slipper to an .enthusiastic i^matcur after a Pirandello dinner.. Ivillan Harvey beating It to Gap d'.Antihes to her villa a^ Soon a-s she finlslU'S !i picture in Bcrtin. .Max Ijoirly. got e,.QOO frs. per per- formance for his work In last MOga- (lor .«hfi-.v, Ran three months. Baron George Xyrangel writo.« from . Xcw York that ho Is nov,- ■nilly Ucnertict' on the 'Journal.' Jt'iland Dorgele.s, the author of '\V(.0(len Crosses,' coming out will) ■a I'ook abou.t llontmartre as was. I)<);vithy Farhum writing all the socir^ty p.dltor.s. about her plans and l^t.tin:}•.them know that shf^'.s gone. L'-n^'ston MofT^'tt arriving In town with clean pockets and storm- ing the Banker's Trust, with a beard. • . .., i ; George Kaiin brought back a suit case full of Gei'niari i-ecords from Berlin, and they are all Hollywood bound. Laurltz Melcholr, Sigrid Onegin, Sir Thomas Beechaiit\ and : SolcolofE all on same boat, bringing music back to Europe. ' , - Host of new cabarets open in •Mbntmartrb, one built like .^t dirigi- ble, Z-44. Albert Vblterra is rcopen-r ing the Abbaye. Saul "Colin .obtaining a scenario from. Queen Marie in Bucharest and off to the opening of ShaUospeare's theatre at StratfOrd-on-Avon. . Montreal Lily pons sell put at St. I^ertls. Howard Cbnpvcr trying to learn French. Jerry $hea helping out local mu- Stan Day still holding out. at Ste. Aga.the. " .. Sam Shane ducking depression for tennis. , Judge . Morrison all set for the ■they're; off' cry. Jimmy Adains losing weight un- der pressure. of biz, ' :• :E. Lemeasuri'er lighting up 'Her- ald' with caricatures. Domlniori park, badly in . red laSt year, reopens May 14. Bob Parson inviting crowd to St. Faustin for the. fishing. Hard stuff being; charged' 10% more under new proyinclal govern- ment tax regulation. President Montreal Theatre Man- ag'ers' Association, HIzzoner Mayor Rinfret, cconbmlzihg. Theodore Morgan says this is to' be Montreal's biggest U. .S. tourist year and urges keeping down of prices. Biggest hole In- the ground In Canada, Montrears terminal site, Jn centre of city, to bo turned into sunken garden. C. N. R. saying It with flowers. Newark By C. R. Austin Edna Schlanger just bought her- self a car..; . . Jlmmie shearer's radio revue tak- ing a week at the Mosque*. Charlie Mannof Orltanl.'Hackeri- Sack, In French hospital. New York. Spitz Kohen, Regent, Elizabeth, left for Phila for mother's fuiieral. ' Arnold Ei'sen appointed, special deputy on local secret servUse po- lice. Bennle Fairbanks holding audi- tions at Brahford for his own show there. Charlie. Bechtoldt returns to San- ford, Irvlngton, after nine weeks' illness. Boys' week bringing free shows for the kids in the downtown houses. Warner Club holds first meeting and dance at Mosque ballroom shortly. East. Orange, holding a referen- dum'on. Sunday shows. Petitions are out in South Orange. George ICellsy, district manager for 'WB, promoting basketball games for stage of Ililz, Elizabeth. William Faversliam stock closed at Montclalr. He looked for ansels in Montclalr, but town not close enough tO heaven: • John Turtcl.taub offers tie. for le- gitirfiatc Inquiries for rent of WB stores, offices. Harry Kalminc won th^ first nackpicce. Mickey Krittcl, reformed; song writer, now bousa manager Stanley, Jersey City, is .slipping arid has a song for Arthur.Jarrett; William Stillmari of Kit,/., Jersey City, brice assistant to Tex Ilickard, holding two Lights' performances of high school reyue of 74 people. Harry Goldberg, who theoretically lives in Phllly, grown tirod of white lights, has returned home to. let his wife see if she can reco-jnlze him. Clayton Hariiilton in . town ahead of Walter Hampden. Making .speeches : in .high schools and', else- where. As usual .<ftiH tolls his age' In .every speech. . Police have warrants out for Afax Ollnger, chief of staff, lind Henry IJiil arid Martin Kvnn,- usliers at Capitol, accu.sed of stealing week- end receipts from safe of hou.se. By Matt Corbett IIv "IC. .=?.ppncer.. di'amaccl 'J-'ree Press,' in hospital. : J. C. McNeil filling in .Ts dramatic reviewer at Tree PresM.' Oyro chib prps"ri1s all-Cawadian rodeo at Amph'ithf,a(i'r>; 2-1-. . ■ • We.ather still cold and ovci-.rbat- Ish, but 'No Hat Boys' open ,soa- s'on. • - . -• ' Mlke'Go'odman and Weinor, msi-f. IIKO Wirinipes? and Capllol, .switch jobs. ' V- -. Berlin By (Max Magnus Luna l%rk open. Agnes Straub on tour. . Pa'ul kohiier expected. Sophie Pigay is 76 years old. Gebrge Kanh to. Paris by. pla ne. Kaethe vpn Na^y back from Psirls. Circus Busch to . go ftlms .during summer..' Mary Wigman to guest play at the Globe, London, In May. Mady Christians on tour through Hpllarid and Switzerland. ;' Viktor Brtrriowsky's priv.ate homo rinil library sold, by ftuctib.h. ■ Miles Ma rider, foreign prbductlori manager pf Pittaluga, in town. Martha;, Eggerth quarreled with hcr Impresario, Graf COlioredo. Robert Liebmann rectiperjiMiig at Buehlerhohe, hear Baden-Baden, Leni RIefenstahl and I^ucy lOrisfe! guestirig. at Ausslg, Czechoslovakia. Erich Maria Remarque arid Emll Ludwlg applying for Swiss nation- ality. ■ ^■ '•.-. Robert Wllschke. who a few weeks ago left 'Parenna/ returned to his Job there. German. Exhibitors' Syndicate re> fused to make a second picture with. Joe May. '..;- (Sltta Aliiar to play 'Madame Re- camler' riext season, with Rotter Brothera. The forger^ Salabari, has written in prison . a film manuscript titled 'The Prosecutor." Grock decided, to resume his vaudeville career and will appear at the Scala In the fall.: Lebntlne Sagan, only. Germah woman film director, in Paris for opening of her 'Girls In Uniform." Three seniors amoiig Berlin thear^ tre critics withdrew into, private life: Fritz Engel, 'Berliner Tage- blatt'; Emll Faktor, 'Bbrsen-Cou' rier', and Frariz Servaes, 'Berliner Lokal-Arizelger. London Henry Sherek on flying trip to Berlin and Paris. Sir A. Lindsay-Hogg, FrahcSs Doblc's title, in legal trouble. Anriy Ahlers hostessing for t^ba- ret reopening at the Carlton Hotel. Dicky Collins throwing birthday party for Glenn Ellyn at the Caf» Royal. ' . George Shurley will do presenta» tions at London Pavilion when house goes vaudeville. Russell Johns joining the Ad- ml.rals, American singing duo in Euroi>e for the last four years. Now that 'White Horse inn' Is off, 'Waltzes, from VIeriria' becomes West End's longest, run.;inus|cal. * Paramount stunt'at a prjvlnci.il house wa% to give away Jewish prayerboofc tb Hebrew customers Passover. ■ Ord Hamilton, who sued a Lon- don'paper for suggesting he sang blue.songs, settled out of court for about $6,000. Eric Barker, 'Evening NewV the- atrical sleuth, denies' wsarlng ca- mella. Claims its a gardeitla,. and: says paper pays, ^ Harry Taft, American comedian who was here for years, now In New York hunting talent for M. Mitchell and Julius. DerewskI, agents. Toronto Ely Culbertson in to\vn. Ross Hamilton to Nova Scotia. Fred Grllfcn bound for Russia. Cantor Max Hcrshman coming for a recital. Rates to West Indies cut for hon- ey mooners... Ted Reeve will turn down that Queen's U coaching Job. Freddie Fotberstonhaugh wed Au- drey Emaygh In the Big City. Bobby Rosenfejd to the 'Montreal Herald' for a sports column. '; Cornelia Otis- Sklnnr * being par- lied by the Bryn Mawr alumni. Dave Gillies win succeed Fraiik Nelson as steward of Can. .Racing Ass'n.. ' .: . Charles (Hbrsbs) Ayers will sock 'Riders. Up' column into 'Star' in two weeks. Dr. I>awrcnce Mason, 'Globe' drama scribe, shops with a large browh paper bag, Walter Hagan here trying to break 69 on the Royal York course. With depression as reason, city council refused -watches to Stanley Cup Winners, world's hockey champs. . l-'orbcs Thrasher of the Royal York, known an 'Pal " to the hf-lp. becomes mgr. of the Lord Nelson at Halifax. Local ragS'don't know ItVyet, imf i'oung Strlbling and '.J,oo Do< tiir will play" a decision match here in a fortnight.'.. Those four-ln-hand coaches . on the downtown drags are being drlven .by liarry Sifton and Kr.s'klnij li^aton as an Egllngton Hunt Club ga:,'. Hack from the big town and a bout with the -Paramount organ, Tirmeo Nizan .says, 'Such soirnds of jungle licastii, but for me gVand mu.sic, No, No."